Here are all the books mentioned in the 'Gilmore Girls' revival to add to your reading list

Warning: Minor spoilers ahead for "Gilmore Girls: A Year
in the Life."

Readers like me have always seen a little bit of ourselves in
Rory Gilmore. After the series ended, Rory Gilmore's reading
challenge became a popular goal for book-loving fans,
with good reason. Her taste in literature was perfectly balanced;
she liked nonfiction, literary fiction, works in translation,
horror, and everything in between. Over the course of the
original series run, 339 books were referenced.

So naturally, when I learned that the "Gilmore Girls" revival
was happening, I became incredibly excited to learn what Rory
Gilmore is reading as an adult. If her taste was that
refined at age 16, what would she be like as a 30-something?

In the revival, Rory Gilmore is a struggling freelance writer and
aspiring author. Though she's writing a book, Rory sadly doesn't
seem to be reading many. Luckily, Rory isn't the only one seen
reading or heard talking about books. Jess stills owns a
publishing house, and he still carries a book in his back pocket.
Paris still quotes lesser-known authors and books with authority.
Lorelai drops an Oscar Wilde quote on one occasion, and an Edith
Wharton reference on another.

I decided she'd probably trust the opinion of her friends when it
comes to books, so for this Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge, I
included the books referenced or read by any character.
Happy reading:

WINTER

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Irvine Welsh: "Trainspotting"

Lorelai says Rory's old Brooklyn apartment had a
"Trainspotting vibe," but since it's Lorelai, she could
have been referring to the movie.

Mark Twain: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

J.R.R. Tolkien: "The Lord of the Rings"

Lorelai references The Argonath while teasing Emily about the
size of the portrait she commissioned of Richard. But, because
it's Lorelai, she was actually referring to the movie, directed
by Peter Jackson. (Rory references the movie again in a
conversation with Dean in the Fall episode.)

Edith Wharton (writer)

Sun Tzu: "The Art of War"

"It's kill or be killed. I'm not talking about 'The Art Of War,'"
Paris tells a class of students at Chilton during a guest
lecture. "That's a tip-toe through the tulips compared to what
you're going to find beyond these walls."

Leo Tolstoy: "Anna Karenina"

Sholem Aleichem: "Tevya The Dairyman and the Railroad
Stories"

The stories of Sholem Aleichem were adapted by Joseph Stein for
the stage in a play you may have heard of: "Fiddler on the
Roof." That's the play Babette references in her praise of
the Stars Hollow musical: "Tevye, move over!"

FALL

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Oscar Wilde: "The Picture Of Dorian Gray"

Lorelai references Dorian Gray when talking about how Emily
never, ever changes. "You don't move or change. There's a picture
of you in the attic that Dorian Gray is consulting copyright
lawyers about," she jokes.